Chicago Associate Alexa C. Bradley has been appointed Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s (CBA) Human Rights Committee for the 2025-26 term. In this role, Ms. Bradley will work with committee members to raise awareness and understanding of human rights issues, undertake human rights projects, and provide accessible education to attorneys and the community at large regarding the challenging topics and concerns prevalent in this area.

On November 21, 2024, a Providence County jury returned a unanimous defense verdict for Union Carbide Corporation after a nine-day trial presided over by Associate Justice Richard A. Licht. Tim McGowan of Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber LLP, Eric Cook of Willcox Savage, and Monica R. Nelson of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP represented Union Carbide at trial. Elliott Davis of Shook Hardy & Bacon was Union Carbide’s appellate counsel.

In Roc-Le Triomphe Associates, LLC v. DeSouza, 2024 NY Slip Op 05654 (1st Dep’t 2024), Associate Dean Pillarella, a member of the Appellate Practice, successfully invoked the party finality doctrine to obtain the dismissal of an appeal for the firm’s commercial guarantor clients. 

The action concerned rent allegedly due and owing under a commercial lease by the lease’s tenant and guarantors. Pursuant to a 2022 order, the guarantors were awarded summary judgment and dismissal of all claims against them, with the landlord’s claims against the tenant left intact. After the decision and order was served with notice of entry by the prevailing party, the landlord did not file a notice of appeal from the order but, instead, filed a notice of appeal from a later judgment months after the time to appeal the order had expired.  

Wilmington Managing Partner Francis Pileggi, with Partners Scott Cousins and Ciro Poppiti, have been named “top lawyers” in Delaware by Delaware Today magazine. The publication named Mr. Pileggi a top lawyer in corporate law, Mr. Cousins a top lawyer in bankruptcy law, and Mr. Poppiti a top lawyer in hospitality law.

Los Angeles Partner David D. Samani will speak at an upcoming webinar, titled “Should You Ever Use AI In Court Reporting?” hosted by the Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA) on November 21 at 5:30 p.m. PT. 

Madison County Associate Jarred Reed was recently named Chair of the Mound City Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division.

Phoenix Partner and Chair of Lewis Brisbois' Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Practice Gregg E. Clifton will present a seminar on unionization and collective bargaining in sports, hosted by the American Bar Association (ABA) at Resorts World Las Vegas on November 16 at 9:00 a.m. PT.

Atlanta Partner Jonathan D. Goins will moderate a panel on the landscape of sports betting at the upcoming Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) 44th Annual Conference, hosted in San José del Cabo, Mexico on November 15 at 10:20 a.m. MT. 

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Nathan Sheffield to its New York office as a partner in the firm’s Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice. With more than two decades of experience in the entertainment industry, Mr. Sheffield focuses his practice on representing clients involved in live events and theater. He has successfully represented producers, investors, talent, and creative team members in more than 100 productions on Broadway, West End, and Off-Broadway. Mr. Sheffield offers clients full-service production counsel, advising on matters such as acquiring underlying rights, commissioning script creation, developmental productions, and commercial runs. 

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Mack Reed to its Minneapolis office as a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice. For almost two decades, Mr. Reed has litigated complex business and employment matters on behalf of a range of clients, developing a rare depth and breadth of experience. He consistently achieves the objectives of Fortune 500 companies, small business, and individuals in discrimination, whistleblower, and breach of contract actions, including those involving restrictive covenants. Mr. Reed also regularly advises clients on an array of employment issues. In the business litigation space, Mr. Reed has successfully handled matters including closely-held shareholder/member disputes, trade secret misappropriation cases, breach of fiduciary duty actions, and financial markets litigation before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Notably, at various points in his career, Mr. Reed represented plaintiffs, which has allowed him to apply a unique perspective to his defense-side practice.